Sourced from the Savelli Family Collection, this all star game jersey is attributed to All-Star Lineman Ed Bevan from his tenure as an All-Star in 1955. Included in the group are four programs which partially document Bevan's wearing of this jersey. The 1955 Shrine East-West All-Star Game marked the first meeting of Canadian football's top Eastern and Western players in an All-Star format. Played December 3 at Toronto's Varsity Stadium, just one week after the Grey Cup, the inaugural contest drew more than 15,000 spectators despite wet and muddy conditions and ended in a 6–6 tie. The game featured many of the era's leading players, including Jackie Parker, Normie Kwong, Sam Etcheverry and Hal Patterson, with Hamilton's Ed Bevan selected to the Eastern All-Star defensive squad. In 1955, Ed Bevan wore darks #52, offered here, for the Eastern All Stars. The following year, 1956, Bevan wore the same number but in White. Ed Bevan was a mainstay of Hamilton football during the postwar era, joining the Tigers in 1945 and continuing through the 1959 season. A two-way player who lined up at guard and on defense, Bevan was twice named an East Division All-Star and was a member of Hamilton's 1953 Grey Cup championship team. His more than 130 games with the Hamilton organization earned him recognition among the club's best linemen of the professional era and a place on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats All-Time Team. Tagged Wilson size 48. Also included in the group is the 1955 Inaugural All-Star Game Program, the 1956 All-Star Game Program, the 1957 Grey Cup Program featuring Bevan and the 1955 First All Star Game Dinner Menu.

Size
Size 48 Jersey. Programs: 10" x 8.5".

Condition
The jersey shows strong wear with yellowing to the white shoulders and numbers with minor stains. The programs are in very good condition with most significant loss to the back cover of the 1955 All-Star Game program.